Mrs. Helene A. Clarke

February 18, 1937 - March 30, 2015

Helene A. Clarke Devoted Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother LOWELL—Helene Anne (Taylor) Clarke, the beloved wife of the late John P. Clarke, and a resident of Belvidere, passed away peacefully on Monday March 30, 2015 at Lowell General Hospital. Helene was born in Lowell on February 18, 1937, a daughter of the late James W. and Helena (Ennion) Taylor. Helene attended the Sacred Heart School and Keith Hall before graduating from the former Howe High School in Billerica. Helene married the love of her life, John Clarke of the Lowell Police Department, in 1954. Together they enjoyed raising a beautiful family of three sons, eight grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Helene devoted her entire life to her family, and cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren. They were the most special things in her life. Helene also loved and adored her sisters, Mary, Brenda, and Joanne. Helene is survived by her sons, Thomas J. and Mary Ellen (Guthrie) Clarke of Lowell, Michael J. and Arline (Plunkett) Clarke of Tewksbury, and John P. and Janice (DeCosta) Clarke of Lowell; her sister, Joanne (Taylor) Talty and her husband Michael of Methuen, and a brother-in-law, Bryon LeMay of Lowell. Helene also leaves eight grandchildren, Meghan (Clarke) Comeau and her husband Edward, Moira (Clarke) Dubreuil and her husband Roger, Thomas J. Clarke, Jr., Joshua and Mary (Marino) Clarke, Bridget (Clarke) and Pawel Wylczinski, Erin Clarke and Keith Sorota, Taylor Clarke, and Haley Clarke. Helene was graced with five great grandchildren, Ethan Joseph Comeau, Jacob Thomas Comeau, Samuel Jack Clarke, Sydnee Dee Clarke, and Lilly Shay Clarke, Flynn Clarke Sorota and Jackson Clarke Sorota. She is also survived by five nephews and many grand nephews and nieces. Pre-deceasing Helene in addition to her parents and husband were her sisters Mary LeMay, Brenda Taylor, and her nephew Paul LeMay. FUNERAL NOTICE CLARKE—In Lowell, March 30, 2015 at Lowell General Hospital, Helene A. (Taylor) Clarke, 78, a Belvidere resident and the beloved wife of the late John Clarke. Family and friends are invited to her LIBRA SERVICE on HOLY THURSDAY MORNING at 10 o’clock at THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, (Lower Church), 144 East Merrimack St. Lowell. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Tewksbury. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Helene’s memory may be made to the Immaculate Conception Building Fund, 3 Fayette St. Lowell, MA 01852 or to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com